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Osee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
I take credit for Paul.
Could you please tell me how to understand the sentence as titled? Thank you.
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'I take credit' can be understood as claiming responsibility. For example, an athlete's coach can 'take credit' for the athlete's improvement in performance or victory if that coach's actions have caused the aformentioned improvement in performance or victory. However, this statement is rarely used as fact, but as a claim of skill and/or achievement.
- 'I take credit' can be understood as claiming responsibility.
- For example, an athlete's coach can 'take credit' for the athlete's improvement in performance or victory if that coach's actions have caused the aformentioned improvement in performance or victory.
- However, this statement is rarely used as fact, but as a claim of skill and/or achievement.
- 'for Paul', in this context, can be understood as Paul's actions or achievements , or possibly even the creation of Paul itself(if not a person).
- ' -The nature of these 'actions' may be clarified in a seperate scentence.
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'I take credit' can be understood as claiming responsibility.
For example, an athlete's coach can 'take credit' for the athlete's improvement in performance or victory if that coach's actions have caused the aformentioned improvement in performance or victory. However, this statement is rarely used as fact, but as a claim of skill and/or achievement.
'for Paul', in this
For example, an athlete's coach can 'take credit' for the athlete's improvement in performance or victory if that coach's actions have caused the aformentioned improvement in performance or victory. However, this statement is rarely used as fact, but as a claim of skill and/or achievement.
'for Paul', in this
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